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they said we would explode the deficit and all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. >> now we have the committee and you are being asked later about the website. let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they will have their individual insurance policiless canceled. they will be able to get another plan, won't they? >> it's the law that they must. continuous coverage is part of the law. that wasn't the case in the past. >> the affordable care act. we will end the worst abuse of companies and create consumer protections in the market place that they will be able to buy a policy even if they have been sick in the past and women won't be charged more than men. they won't be denied coverage because of preexisting conditions and put lifetime caps and will be an essential benefit package. you are not buying some things and having other things, but the minimum that everybody should have. prescription drugs and mental health coverage and doctors and hospitals. are these im
they said we would explode the deficit and all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. >> now we have the committee and you are being asked later about the website. let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they will have their individual insurance policiless canceled. they will be able to get another plan, won't they? >> it's the law that they must. continuous...
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>> well, i think the estimates at the congressional budget office, it would have increased the deficit by $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion dollars in the second decade. we know we have 42 or 43 million americans without health care, some medicaid eligible and some over the medicaid eligibility. 30 governors so far, republicans and democrats, have declared their support with moving ahead with medicaid expansion, but absent the affordable care act, those folks would be without any kind of health security, and in the private market, what we know is it takes a real toll. but i'd say the biggest issue is not just the financial toll, not the community toll, not the country toll, which is significant. i have a good friend who runs the cancer center at the university of kansas. i was with him and cancer researchers recently, and he said if you get a cancer diagnosis, you are 60% more likely to live five years and beyond if you have insurance than if you don't. i think that's a pretty powerful statement for why we need affordable health care for all of our citizens. >> w
>> well, i think the estimates at the congressional budget office, it would have increased the deficit by $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion dollars in the second decade. we know we have 42 or 43 million americans without health care, some medicaid eligible and some over the medicaid eligibility. 30 governors so far, republicans and democrats, have declared their support with moving ahead with medicaid expansion, but absent the affordable care act, those folks would...
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agree, we need to move forward and we need to look at what's best for this country and getting our deficit under control. so, we'll set those common principals and move forward. >> that translate into real action and in the nation's interest. i thought the president the other day made a splendid speech after his victory over the republicans on the shutdown and the debt ceiling deal, i thought he said all of the right things, but i have heard him say the right things before and republicans say the right things. what do you think the odds are of this committee, supercommittee or the budget conference committee that results from a deal, what are the odds that you can get something done that will profoundly, significantly, meaningfully, stop government spending levels at this height and actually curtail deficits and subsequently debt. >> lou, i'm always an optimist on moving forward. the one thing that encourages me we have been able to work together on the weighs and means, with both of our counterparts in the house, the democrats, and our counterparts in the senate. we have been working toge
agree, we need to move forward and we need to look at what's best for this country and getting our deficit under control. so, we'll set those common principals and move forward. >> that translate into real action and in the nation's interest. i thought the president the other day made a splendid speech after his victory over the republicans on the shutdown and the debt ceiling deal, i thought he said all of the right things, but i have heard him say the right things before and republicans...
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he said it would not add a dime to the deficit. instead, sure it does, it borrows half a trillion dollars from the medicare which is going broke and is running out of money and has no money to lend and uses that to fund this thing. he said he would never raise taxes on anybody who made less than $250,000 a year. yet, the bill is funded by half a trillion dollars in taxes on medical device companies, drug companies, hospitals, healthcare providers and insurance policies all of those costs will be passed on to people who make less than $250,000 a year and more than $250,000 a year and happen to be sick. a lot of sick people, people who need a medical device or drug, a lot of those people make less than $250,000 a year. >> well, what's so disheartening to he me, karl, is you i really want the american people who are sick to get access to medical care. i really do. and to put a bum program up, all it does is sets us back so much further. we really did need to do something about our healthcare system. people are hurting in this country
he said it would not add a dime to the deficit. instead, sure it does, it borrows half a trillion dollars from the medicare which is going broke and is running out of money and has no money to lend and uses that to fund this thing. he said he would never raise taxes on anybody who made less than $250,000 a year. yet, the bill is funded by half a trillion dollars in taxes on medical device companies, drug companies, hospitals, healthcare providers and insurance policies all of those costs will...
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well, i think that the estimates of the congressional budget office is that would have increased the deficit by about $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion dollars in the second decade. we know that we have 42 or 43 million americans without health insurance at all, some of them medicaid eligible and some over the medicaid eligibility. 30 governors so far, republicans and democrats, have declared their support for moving ahead with medicaid expansion, but absent that, the affordable care act, those folks would be without any kind of health security. and in the private market, what we know is it takes a real toll. but i'd say the biggest issue is not just the financial toll, not the community toll, not the country toll, which is significant. i have a good friend who runs the cancer center at the university of kansas. i was with him and cancer researchers recent low, and he said that if you get a cancer diagnosis, you are 60% more likely to live five years and beyond if you have insurance than if you don't. i think that's a pretty powerful statement for why we need affordabl
well, i think that the estimates of the congressional budget office is that would have increased the deficit by about $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion dollars in the second decade. we know that we have 42 or 43 million americans without health insurance at all, some of them medicaid eligible and some over the medicaid eligibility. 30 governors so far, republicans and democrats, have declared their support for moving ahead with medicaid expansion, but absent that, the...
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they said it would explode the deficit. all the reputable organizations, like the congressional budget office, have told us that it will save us $100 billion over 10 years. we have had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which have driven them to such a frenzy that they even close to the government. now we have you before the committee and you are being asked about the website. let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they will have their individual insurance policies canceled. they will be able to get another plan what they? >> continuous coverage as part of the law. it is the law. that was not the case in the past. >> we will end the worst abuses of the insurance industry. we will create consumer protections in the marketplace that they will be able to buy a policy even if they have been sick in the past. women will not be charged more than men. insurance companies will not be able to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions. they will not be a
they said it would explode the deficit. all the reputable organizations, like the congressional budget office, have told us that it will save us $100 billion over 10 years. we have had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which have driven them to such a frenzy that they even close to the government. now we have you before the committee and you are being asked about the website. let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they...
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they said that it would explode the deficit and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act which has driven them to such a frenzy, they even closed the go. . so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked he i suppose later you'll be asked about the website. but let me pursue this question about individuals have gotten notices that they will have their individual insurance policies canceled. they will be able to get another plan, won't they? >> actually it's the law that they must. tip us coverage is part continuous coverage is part of the law. and that wasn't the case in the past. fr . >> so it said we'll end the worst abuses of insurance companies, we'll create consumer protections in the marketplace. they will be able to buy a policy even if they have been sick in the past, that women won't be charged more than men, that we're not going to let insurance companies deny coverage because of
they said that it would explode the deficit and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act which has driven them to such a frenzy, they even closed the go. . so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked he i suppose later you'll be asked about the website. but let me pursue this question about...
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they said that it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office have told us that it is going to save us $100 billion over 10 years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act which have driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government! so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked, i suppose later, you will be asked about the website but let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they're going to have their individual insurance policies canceled. they will be able to get another plan, won't they. >> actually it is the law they must get another plan. continuous coverage is part of the law. >> so -- >> that wasn't the case in the past. >> so the affordable care act said we're going to end the worst abuses of insurance companies. we're going to create consumer protections in the marketplace they will be able to buy a policy even if they have been sick in the past. that
they said that it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office have told us that it is going to save us $100 billion over 10 years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act which have driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government! so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked, i suppose later, you will be asked about the website but let me pursue this...
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that it would actually reduce the deficit. that is one of the biggest whoppers among a bunch of lies, but the biggest whopper is president obama saying it would reduce the deficit. i think it will add trillions to the deficit. >> we have been following it. remember, they said it would be so easy to use. premiums would decrease. we know that is not true either. you can keep your doctor. if you like your plan you can keep your plan. it will only be $900 billion. tell me if i'm wrong in my analysis, senator. i see that the president pretty much had three options. once, this was the holy grail for the left for a long time. progressives have wanted this for a long time. but if they knew the truth about the effects, that it wouldn't garner enough votes in congress. so they had three choices, the first was to tell the truth and push for the program anyway, the second was to change the program and address the concerns, and the third would be to lie. >> i think as disengene disinge nicer way of saying a lie, they say if you're going to
that it would actually reduce the deficit. that is one of the biggest whoppers among a bunch of lies, but the biggest whopper is president obama saying it would reduce the deficit. i think it will add trillions to the deficit. >> we have been following it. remember, they said it would be so easy to use. premiums would decrease. we know that is not true either. you can keep your doctor. if you like your plan you can keep your plan. it will only be $900 billion. tell me if i'm wrong in my...
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it wasn't paid for unlike the affordable care act which will actually help lower the deficit. but once it was the law, everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to p punish millions of seniors just to try to make a point or settle a score. so democrats worked with republicans to make it work and i'm proud of democrats for having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've gotten a better deal. both parties working together to get the job done. that's what we need in washington right now. that's what we need in washington right now. if republicans in congress were as eager to help americans get coverage as some republican governors have shown themselves to be, we'd make a lot of progress. i'm not asking them to agree with me on everything. but if they would work with us like mitt romney did working with democrats in massachusetts, or like ted kennedy often did with republicans in congress, including on the prescription drug bill, we'd be a lot further along. so the point is, we may have politi
it wasn't paid for unlike the affordable care act which will actually help lower the deficit. but once it was the law, everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to p punish millions of seniors just to try to make a point or settle a score. so democrats worked with republicans to make it work and i'm proud of democrats for having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've gotten a better deal. both parties...
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it wasn't unpaid for, like the affordable health care act, which will actually help pay for the deficit. but, you know, once it was the law, everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to punish millions of seniors just to make a point or settle a score. so democrats worked with republicans to make it work. and i'm proud of democrats for having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've gotten a better deal. both parties working together to get the job done. that's what we need in washington right now. that's what we need in washington right now. if republicans in congress were as eager to help americans get coverage as some republican governors have shown themselves to be, we would make a lot of progress. i'm not asking them to agree with me on everything. but if they'd work with us like mitt romney did working with democrats in massachusetts, or like ted kennedy often did with republicans in congress, including on the prescription drug bill, we'd be a lot further along. so, the point is, we may have p
it wasn't unpaid for, like the affordable health care act, which will actually help pay for the deficit. but, you know, once it was the law, everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to punish millions of seniors just to make a point or settle a score. so democrats worked with republicans to make it work. and i'm proud of democrats for having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've gotten a better deal....
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they said that it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office, have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which has driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government. so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked, i suppose later you'll be asked about the web site. but let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they're going to have their individual insurance policies cancelled. they'll be able to get another plan, won't they? >> actually, it's the law that they must get another plan. continuous coverage is part of the law. and that wasn't the case in the past. >> affordable care act said we're going to end the worst abuses of insurance companies, create consumer protection that they'll be able to buy a policy, even if that's been sick in the past that, women won't be charged more than men that, we
they said that it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office, have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which has driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government. so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked, i suppose later you'll be asked about the web site. but let me pursue this...
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that was not paid for, unlike the affordable care act which will help to lower the deficit. [applause] but you know what, once it was the law everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to punish millions of seniors just to try to make a point or settle the score. so democrats worked with republicans to make it work. i'm proud of democrats for having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now--because now about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've gotten a better deal. both parties working together to get the job done. that's what we need in washington right now. [applause] that's what we need in washington right now. [applause] if republicans in congress were as eager to help americans get insurance, we would have progress. i'm not asking them to agree with me on everything. but if they worked on it like mitt romney, or ted kennedy with the precipitation drug bill we would be a lot further along. the point is we may have political disagreements. we do. deep ones. in some cases we've got fundamentally different visions about where we
that was not paid for, unlike the affordable care act which will help to lower the deficit. [applause] but you know what, once it was the law everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to punish millions of seniors just to try to make a point or settle the score. so democrats worked with republicans to make it work. i'm proud of democrats for having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now--because now about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've...
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that wasn't paid for unlike the affordable care act which will actually help lower the deficit, but -- but you know what, once it was the law, everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to punish millions of seniors just to try to make a point or settle a score, so democrats worked with republicans to make it work. and i'm proud of democrats for having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now -- because now about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've gotten a better deal. both parties working together to get the job done. that's what we need in washington right now. that's what we need in washington right now. you know, republicans in congress were as eager to help americans get coverage, as some republican governors have shown themselves to be, we would make a lot of progress. i'm not asking them to agree with me on everything. but if they'd work with us like mitt romney did, working with democrats in massachusetts, or like ted kennedy often did with republicans in congress, including on the prescription drug bill, we'd be a lot further a
that wasn't paid for unlike the affordable care act which will actually help lower the deficit, but -- but you know what, once it was the law, everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to punish millions of seniors just to try to make a point or settle a score, so democrats worked with republicans to make it work. and i'm proud of democrats for having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now -- because now about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've...
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it wasn't paid for, unlike the affordable care act, which will actually help lower the deficit. but -- you know what, once it was the law, everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to punish millions of seniors, just to try to make a point or settle a score. so democrats worked with republicans to make it work. and i'm proud of democrats for having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now -- because now about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've gotten a better deal. both parties working together to get the job done. that's what we need in washington right now. that's what we need in washington right now. you know, if republicans in congress were as eager to help americans get covered, as some republican governors have shown themselves to be, we would make progress. i'm not asking them to agree with me on everything. but if they would work with us like mitt romney did, working with democrats in massachusetts, or like ted kennedy often did with republicans in congress, including on the prescription drug bill, we would be a lot further
it wasn't paid for, unlike the affordable care act, which will actually help lower the deficit. but -- you know what, once it was the law, everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to punish millions of seniors, just to try to make a point or settle a score. so democrats worked with republicans to make it work. and i'm proud of democrats for having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now -- because now about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've...
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there's been $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction. $600 billion of that has been from the expiration of the high-end bush tax cuts. $600 billion. $1.8 trillion have come from cuts. there's hardly any other place to go but nonetheless subject every federal dollar to scrutiny. cut where you can cut if it's d duplicative or whatever. do not say we're going to give tax breaks to the wealthy while it makes seniors may more for medicare as it voucherizes medicare. >> do you think in this process there'll be some flexibility on the sequester? i know there have been some who want to just do away with sequester. senator joe manchin and others are looking at can we have more flexibility. what's your position on that? >> if we have sequester we have to have the flexibility. and what senator manchin is putting forth is a reasonable proposal. but we would rather do away with sequestration. because it just cuts so much out of our investments for the future. you have to, as you subject each of these proposals to scrutiny, you have to say, are you saving money by cutting investments in education? you a
there's been $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction. $600 billion of that has been from the expiration of the high-end bush tax cuts. $600 billion. $1.8 trillion have come from cuts. there's hardly any other place to go but nonetheless subject every federal dollar to scrutiny. cut where you can cut if it's d duplicative or whatever. do not say we're going to give tax breaks to the wealthy while it makes seniors may more for medicare as it voucherizes medicare. >> do you think in this process...
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to the deficit. i think there will be problems on both side of the aisle. if we can off-- both sides of the aisle. if we can offset it by getting rid of loopholes for the oil and gas industry, i think we have a good bipartisan way of discussing to bring down tax rates for all americans going forward. immigration needs to reflect our values as americans. it needs to bring people out of the shadows, enforce our laws, be good for american business, be good for labor, create jobs and help make america more competitive. let me talk briefly, mr. speaker, about the overwhelming public support for immigration reform. take my own state of colorado as an example. more than 3/4 of coloradans support comprehensive immigration reform with the pathway to citizenship for the people already here. in california there's been a number of polls. in the 21st district represented by my friend and colleague, representative valadao, 77% of voters support the senate immigration bill, h.r. 15, comprehensive immigration reform
to the deficit. i think there will be problems on both side of the aisle. if we can off-- both sides of the aisle. if we can offset it by getting rid of loopholes for the oil and gas industry, i think we have a good bipartisan way of discussing to bring down tax rates for all americans going forward. immigration needs to reflect our values as americans. it needs to bring people out of the shadows, enforce our laws, be good for american business, be good for labor, create jobs and help make...
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i mean, is this about budget deficits? is this about something you put your fingers on like mathematics? or something else he's talking about here? i think he's talking apocalyptics. i see it. your thoughts. >> i do too. and, you know, it's working for him. people say, well, this strategy was a failure. sure, it was a failure. it was a failure for republicans nationally. it was a failure for republicans in the congress. but was it a failure for ted cruz? he's got bigger fund raising lists as a result of what he did. he's got converts that will go to the wall for him in iowa and states like that. was it a failure from his perspective? maybe not. >> so it's all about -- governor, is it all about getting the right wing rail, get that rail position hardest right you can get and make sure rand paul or nobody else gets there. as long as you hold to that position, hardest right candidate, you're going to get a huge chunk of votes. is that the thinking? >> absolutely. i think ted cruz is motivated totally selfishly in this. he's n
i mean, is this about budget deficits? is this about something you put your fingers on like mathematics? or something else he's talking about here? i think he's talking apocalyptics. i see it. your thoughts. >> i do too. and, you know, it's working for him. people say, well, this strategy was a failure. sure, it was a failure. it was a failure for republicans nationally. it was a failure for republicans in the congress. but was it a failure for ted cruz? he's got bigger fund raising lists...
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otherwise any effort to rein in our deficits and deficits will amount to little more than tinkering around the edges. in addition, we need to improve information sharing between congress and the executive branch on issues regarding or relating to our debt. the treasury department and our financial regulators have a lot to do with maintaining the depth, liquidity and efficiency of the market for treasury securities. and congress has a duty to exercise oversight over these functions. unfortunately, the administration far more often than not opts to keep congress in the dark on these issues. this has to stop. mr. president, by using his authority to suspend the debt limit through february 7, 2014, president obama has opted not to confront any of these serious issues. instead he's leading us even farther down a path that we already know is unsustainable. that being the case i plan to vote in favor of the resolution of disapproval and i urge my colleagues to do the same. having said all this, we're in a really big mess on obamacare. or if you want to call it -- quote -- "the affordable care act
otherwise any effort to rein in our deficits and deficits will amount to little more than tinkering around the edges. in addition, we need to improve information sharing between congress and the executive branch on issues regarding or relating to our debt. the treasury department and our financial regulators have a lot to do with maintaining the depth, liquidity and efficiency of the market for treasury securities. and congress has a duty to exercise oversight over these functions....
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they said it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations, like the congressional budget office, have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over 10 years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which has driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government. now we have you before the committee and you are being asked -- i suppose later -- about the website. but let me pursue this question about individuals who've gotten notices that they're going to have their individual insurance policies canceled. they will be able to get another plan, won't they? >> it's the law that they get a plan. continuous coverage is part of the law. twheant the case in the past. >> so the affordable care act -- we're going toned the worst abuses of insurance companies. we're going to create consumer protections in the marketplace that they'll be able to buy a policy even if they have been sick in the past. that women will not be charged more than men. that we'
they said it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations, like the congressional budget office, have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over 10 years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which has driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government. now we have you before the committee and you are being asked -- i suppose later -- about the website. but let me pursue this question about individuals...
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and was president paid for unlike the affordable care act, which will actually help lower the deficit. [cheers and applause] >> but you know what? once it was the law everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to punish millions of seniors to make a point or settle a score. democrats worked with republicans to make it work. and i'm proud of democrats having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now, about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've gotten a better deal. both parties working together to get the job done. that's what we need in washington right now. that's what we need in washington right now. you know, republicans in congress were as eager to help americans get covered, some republican governors have shown themselves to be, -- i'm not asking them to agree on everything, but if they worked with us like mitt romney did working with democrats in massachusetts or like ted kennedy often did with republicans did in congress including on the prescription drug bill, we would be a lot further along. the point is, we may have political disagr
and was president paid for unlike the affordable care act, which will actually help lower the deficit. [cheers and applause] >> but you know what? once it was the law everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to punish millions of seniors to make a point or settle a score. democrats worked with republicans to make it work. and i'm proud of democrats having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now, about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've...
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on this issue of the deficit, mixing apples and oranges we have a $4 trillion economy. and the united states is not broke.of course, we need to deal with this. the act is paid for. the republicans during the shutdown wanted to undermine the pay for by dismantling the medical device issue because they don't want to ethis legislation pass. they want to see it fail, not pass, you can seed. there are millions of americans that will get health care. the president did not misrepresent. you will keep your health insurance. and you'll have the ability to get a more refined, a more updated, a more current and more expansive for you and your family. i'm here to save lives, not here to frighten people. i know the stories and i know that women, children families -- >> sheila jackson lee, he gave congress woman jackson lee, i'm going to give marsha blackburn the last word but keep it brief. >> the program is too expensive to afford. you cannot keep the health insurance or the doctors that you have been seeing. this is changing the entire health care marketplace, the incompetence on
on this issue of the deficit, mixing apples and oranges we have a $4 trillion economy. and the united states is not broke.of course, we need to deal with this. the act is paid for. the republicans during the shutdown wanted to undermine the pay for by dismantling the medical device issue because they don't want to ethis legislation pass. they want to see it fail, not pass, you can seed. there are millions of americans that will get health care. the president did not misrepresent. you will keep...
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they say the deficit will go up. how do they finally solve this? >> well, republicans and some democrats also say that entitlements are going to have to be dealt with in some capacity because of the baby boom generation. the debt clock could get higher in years to come. one way or another medicare and social security at some point will have to be dealt with. the interesting thing here, eric is in the first term on the debt fights, president obama was really leading the charge. this time around it is harry reid and nancy pelosi and less so president obama. they both said, listen, we are not going to be dealing on social security, at least not at this stage. they are insisting on new tax revenues. that's the rub. i don't think there will beal re soon. there will be another showdown that goes down to the wire. >> you talk about entitlements. some people say don't touch those. >> they say listen, you have to raise the eligibility age on these programs. maybe not right away, but phase them in. republicans are saying, listen, if you don't do that, these
they say the deficit will go up. how do they finally solve this? >> well, republicans and some democrats also say that entitlements are going to have to be dealt with in some capacity because of the baby boom generation. the debt clock could get higher in years to come. one way or another medicare and social security at some point will have to be dealt with. the interesting thing here, eric is in the first term on the debt fights, president obama was really leading the charge. this time...
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>> the estimates of the congressional budget office is that would it increase the deficit by about $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion dollars in the second decade. >> they're rooting for failure. >> in today's top trender. washington wizards. >> in the wizard of oz, there is a great line. >> i have a feeling we're not in kansas anymore. >> sebelius deals with a blizzard of oz comments at today's hearing. >> madam secretary, while you're from kansas, we're not in kansas anymore. >> i'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too. >> people went to see the wizard because of the wonderful things he did. >> the great oz has spoken! >> some might way we are actually in the wizard of oz land, given the parallel universes we appear to be habitating. >> be gone, before somebody drops a house on you! >> i'm joined tonight again by joan walsh, salon.com. what an arrogance coming from congressman joe barton from texas. >> yes. what. >> is the health care situation in kansas? he probably doesn't even know. in fact, i'm not convinced these people on this house committee on the
>> the estimates of the congressional budget office is that would it increase the deficit by about $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion dollars in the second decade. >> they're rooting for failure. >> in today's top trender. washington wizards. >> in the wizard of oz, there is a great line. >> i have a feeling we're not in kansas anymore. >> sebelius deals with a blizzard of oz comments at today's hearing. >> madam secretary, while...
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until 2017 to address this festering problem and the debt deniers are wrong, we have a huge long-term deficit problem. if you wait until 2017, it means you're going to hope nothing bad happens, no recessions. seven years of recovery, a lot of jobs created, everything built into the cbo forecast which i think is a rosy scenario. so i think we're drifting into danger. and yet, unless they do something now, how can anything be done? >> how would you fix it? if there's no new revenue, how do you fix it? >> you have to have a massive demobilization of this war machine. we don't need it any longer. >> even keeping the country safe in this environment? >> of course we can keep the country safe on $400 billion a year. we don't need $600 billion. bill clinton was keeping the country safe on $400 billion. second, we have to means test the entitlements. there is nothing in the trust funds. that's confetti. we have to means test
until 2017 to address this festering problem and the debt deniers are wrong, we have a huge long-term deficit problem. if you wait until 2017, it means you're going to hope nothing bad happens, no recessions. seven years of recovery, a lot of jobs created, everything built into the cbo forecast which i think is a rosy scenario. so i think we're drifting into danger. and yet, unless they do something now, how can anything be done? >> how would you fix it? if there's no new revenue, how do...
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joblessness not deficits is the greatest crisis. that doesn't seem to be part of the beltway discussion except for those that don't have power. the tea party, i think you're right, has lost a lot of its power, which is the beginning of possibility. >> you wanted to get in on that last point about revenue versus entitlement programs, social safety net, earned benefit programs, whatever, however you want to characterize them. i'll let you go ahead. >> we have to keep in mind, it matters not at all what tom cole, john boehner says, mitch mcconnell says, because nobody listen toss them. i don't care if tom cole is moderate or whatever he is, or john boehner, like he says, we're not going to shut down the government. the pocket of conservatives running the house republican conference don't listen to what their leadership says. tom cole could want to raise tax toss 50% and that doesn't really make a difference. >> you're saying no lessons have been learned since the shutdown. the orientation of power has shifted even further toward the ri
joblessness not deficits is the greatest crisis. that doesn't seem to be part of the beltway discussion except for those that don't have power. the tea party, i think you're right, has lost a lot of its power, which is the beginning of possibility. >> you wanted to get in on that last point about revenue versus entitlement programs, social safety net, earned benefit programs, whatever, however you want to characterize them. i'll let you go ahead. >> we have to keep in mind, it...
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that means deficits go up. >> i will remind you that premiums were going up at double digit increases prior to the affordable care act what we are seeing is a moderation in increases in the last three years. >> that is a false dichotomy. there are other solutions getting premiums down and lowering costs. i don't accept that as a complete answer on the cost of these pleem yums. transparency is clearly very important. will you or hhs or cms, somebody in the administration provide information on the taxpayers' cost with regard to these subsidies for 2015 and beyond? >> i am sure part of our information and reports we produce will include that information to you, yes. >> thank you. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i would like to associate myself with the remarks of mr. thompson and mr. neal. i'll focus on an area i think this committee could become imminently involved in. i would like to point out what a success connecticut has been. i want to commend governor malloy and lieutenant governor wyman who headed that up. tremendous success including more than 1/3 of the people that have
that means deficits go up. >> i will remind you that premiums were going up at double digit increases prior to the affordable care act what we are seeing is a moderation in increases in the last three years. >> that is a false dichotomy. there are other solutions getting premiums down and lowering costs. i don't accept that as a complete answer on the cost of these pleem yums. transparency is clearly very important. will you or hhs or cms, somebody in the administration provide...
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i met last night with the vice president of the european parliament who said a serious trust deficit remains and that deficit is likely to have consequences, including on a major trade agreement the two sides are discussing right now. kate and chris, you have a german delegation visiting the white house. the issue that seems to spark the most anger for the european side is not just that spying take place but it went right up to the leaders such as angela merkel. that's the issue that sparks the most anger. >> all right, jim, thank you so much. interesting, though. mike rogers always says, that's why the president has to have an encrypted blackberry and cell phone. everyone is trying to spy on president obama as well. >> we don't know how much the politics is masking the practicalities these days. >> good one. >>> another storm, not of the political nature, a real one is brewing and could cause problems across the midwest and impact your halloween. let's bring in indra petersons who's tracking the storm for us. what do we know? have you stopped the storm. >> it almost looks like a big
i met last night with the vice president of the european parliament who said a serious trust deficit remains and that deficit is likely to have consequences, including on a major trade agreement the two sides are discussing right now. kate and chris, you have a german delegation visiting the white house. the issue that seems to spark the most anger for the european side is not just that spying take place but it went right up to the leaders such as angela merkel. that's the issue that sparks the...
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you are still putting forth a budget that would raise the deficit by $3 trillion. how about engaging with the facts. we pointed out that bill o'reilly had unfairly smeared a government employee named shirley shar rod. mr. o'reilly responded by saying, well, you have low ratings. okay. you can try to make this about me. but how about addressing the substance? now senator rand paul wants to shoot at me or stab me with a sword for reporting something true he has done wrong as a politician. responding to the person rather than the charge is a time-tested tactic. honestly, it's a symptom of immaturity in our political discourse that this is expected that it is the way you respond. the way the senator is comporting himself in the light of the controversy seems to be having bigger controversy for him than who he tries to start fights. reaction in kentucky to the episode has been brutal. hasn't had anything to do with me. last week, on halloween, in response to the plagiarism references, they published a stinging editorial that read "with senator paul's shape shifting hist
you are still putting forth a budget that would raise the deficit by $3 trillion. how about engaging with the facts. we pointed out that bill o'reilly had unfairly smeared a government employee named shirley shar rod. mr. o'reilly responded by saying, well, you have low ratings. okay. you can try to make this about me. but how about addressing the substance? now senator rand paul wants to shoot at me or stab me with a sword for reporting something true he has done wrong as a politician....
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this law, if anything, reduces the deficit or is budget neutral. one of the ideas behind the law is we are going to bring health- care cost under control. we have seen the increase of health care costs start to decline, which is a good sign. that is a huge issue. unless we can stop premiums and costs generally from going up, five percent, 6%, seven percent, every year, we will have spiraling costs. >> do you think social security -- host: aaron smith, do you think social security will be around by the time you get to a retirement age? guest: i am hopeful. i think it will be. it is something that has been a red rock in this country. it is something my parents and grandparents relied on. it is something we are all paying into. so far, i have seen a lot of support, actually, and a lot of opposition to attempts to roll that back. when we have talked to young people about social security -- you definitely hear this skepticism about whether it will be around, but we also find high for programsport that support the neediest in our society. host: young inv
this law, if anything, reduces the deficit or is budget neutral. one of the ideas behind the law is we are going to bring health- care cost under control. we have seen the increase of health care costs start to decline, which is a good sign. that is a huge issue. unless we can stop premiums and costs generally from going up, five percent, 6%, seven percent, every year, we will have spiraling costs. >> do you think social security -- host: aaron smith, do you think social security will be...
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i'll give you an example i love the quote from niles ferguson referring to the president saying, the deficit is declining and now ferguson says, yeah, from superenormous, to really, really gigantic. i love the quote. but, is that enough? do i have to say, as i heard or as i read on an ap story. about ferguson. or as i heard when he was on with george stephanopoulos. i mean there's sort of a certain degree when we're going to say, is that nitpicking? is referring to the person enough or do i have to refer to the original source? in an academic paper, even if you paraphrase something, don't even use the same words, has to be sourced. when i wrote scientific papers, i sometimes had statements with eight footnotes for a sentence. if it's required i'll do it. but i think i'm being unfairly targeted by a bunch of hacks and haters. >> okay, that's an extensive answer. thank you, rand paul. >>> up next -- it's the roundtable turn. matthew dowd, van jones, jon than karl and peggy noonan. on. the president's second-term slump. >>> and a look at this tuesday's election, what clues do they have for 2016
i'll give you an example i love the quote from niles ferguson referring to the president saying, the deficit is declining and now ferguson says, yeah, from superenormous, to really, really gigantic. i love the quote. but, is that enough? do i have to say, as i heard or as i read on an ap story. about ferguson. or as i heard when he was on with george stephanopoulos. i mean there's sort of a certain degree when we're going to say, is that nitpicking? is referring to the person enough or do i...
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and oh, by the way, the deficit has been cut almost in half under president obama. watch them run home and take credit for it. our next question from gracie. what do you think about governor walker's new book? not a whole lot. i'm not going to read it. so i can't really give an opinion. all i can do is report on the journalists who have read it, who say that there are major discrepancies in it when it comes to the truth. how surprising. stick around, "rapid response panel" is next. >>> i'm page hopkins with breaking news out of the los angeles airport. fbi and local law enforcement on the scene after a gunman opened fire at a tsa checkpoint, killing one tsa employee. at least six others were wounded. the suspect, identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia, reportedly began shooting on the ground floor and continued firing as he raced to a tsa screening area. frightened passengers scrambled for cover, even on to the tarmac. the suspect was wounded in a gun fight with officers. he is now in custody. ♪ ♪ hey [ male announcer ] when we built the cadillac ats from the gr
and oh, by the way, the deficit has been cut almost in half under president obama. watch them run home and take credit for it. our next question from gracie. what do you think about governor walker's new book? not a whole lot. i'm not going to read it. so i can't really give an opinion. all i can do is report on the journalists who have read it, who say that there are major discrepancies in it when it comes to the truth. how surprising. stick around, "rapid response panel" is next....
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i don't like the deficit. but in actuality, in a capitalistic system, part of what chushes -- churns the economy is the servicing of the debt. how do you have the money to service the debt? enfuse more capital. more dollars, into the economy. you begin to sensibly talk about tax reform. you raise the revenue. you pay your bills. you build new roads. you help higher education. you pay for the military. you create opportunity for people to invest and build businesses you create access to credit, build more homes. that's how you turn the -- churn the economy system of tragically from 2009 to 2012, the fraction of economic growth for the top 1%, the top 1%, not he 99ers but the top 1%. according to this resource from the university of california. 95%. went to the top 1%. they were growing beyond imagination. and let me defend the top 1% to say that there are people in the top 1% that want to give back to the nation. yet the economic structure of 2009 and 2012, when my republican friends were in topge, was 95% goin
i don't like the deficit. but in actuality, in a capitalistic system, part of what chushes -- churns the economy is the servicing of the debt. how do you have the money to service the debt? enfuse more capital. more dollars, into the economy. you begin to sensibly talk about tax reform. you raise the revenue. you pay your bills. you build new roads. you help higher education. you pay for the military. you create opportunity for people to invest and build businesses you create access to credit,...
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. >> budget deficit will be next. >> stay with me for a second because i think there's somebody else who's done a lot of wrong here and i'm part of it, and that's the media. i think a lot of the horror stories you've seen, the controlling of how we have done it. pays to do your research. ♪ [ male announcer ] staying warm and dry has never been our priority. our priority is, was and always will be serving you, the american people. so we improved priority mail flat rate to give you a more reliable way to ship. now with tracking up to eleven scans, specified delivery dates, and free insurance up to $50 all for the same low rate. [ woman ] we are the united states postal service. [ man ] we are the united states postal service. [ male announcer ] and our priority is you. go to usps.com® and try it today. wears off. [ female announcer ] stop searching and start repairing. eucerin professional repair moisturizes while actually repairing very dry skin. the end of trial and error has arrived. try a free sample at eucerinus.com. be careful babe. [ doorbell rings ] let's see what's cookin'.
. >> budget deficit will be next. >> stay with me for a second because i think there's somebody else who's done a lot of wrong here and i'm part of it, and that's the media. i think a lot of the horror stories you've seen, the controlling of how we have done it. pays to do your research. ♪ [ male announcer ] staying warm and dry has never been our priority. our priority is, was and always will be serving you, the american people. so we improved priority mail flat rate to give you...